Fern Brittion losing weight...

3 Jun 2008

Quote by kentswingers777
I think it's awful if she's lied. I appreciate it's her life but I was in total awe of the natural commensense way she 'said' she'd lost weight, cutting portion sizes and cycling. I've always liked her honesty and it'll be a shame if she has lied.
She still looks marvellous tho doesn't she?

She has lost far too much weight too soon, to have lost it by natural means. So what she has lost weight, looks better for it, but why lie about the way she lost it? :shock:
Maybe she thinks we all silly people? Good luck to her though, as she does look much better and it must be better for her health. cool

7 years ago I weighed 15 stone. One morning I woke up and thought enough's enough. I lost 5 stone in 6 months and have weighed roughly the same ever since. It is possible, you don't have to go on fad diets or have surgery, you just have to change your mindset and want it badly enough.
As for Fern, I don't really do newspapers so I didn't know she had lost weight. If she's happy, good enough for her, if she lied - not so good - but it's very easy for things to get twisted around by journalists, it wouldn't be the first time.
H.x

3 Jun 2008

Can I just add that the NHS will only do gastric banding when all other methods have been tried and failed and/or if there are any health problems.
For all those out there who think its the easy way out it isnt. Surgery isnt an easy answer and it does have risks attached to it.

3 Jun 2008

Quote by H-x
7 years ago I weighed 15 stone. One morning I woke up and thought enough's enough. I lost 5 stone in 6 months and have weighed roughly the same ever since. It is possible, you don't have to go on fad diets or have surgery, you just have to change your mindset and want it badly enough.

Well done you!
Can I have some of your mindset please?!

3 Jun 2008

I had no idea she had had a gastric band, but as soon as i read that i just though its a bit naughty having her doing the advert for rivita, which basically is a low fat food to help you lose weight, if shes had help doing it, just my opinion smile

3 Jun 2008

Quote by H-x
7 years ago I weighed 15 stone. One morning I woke up and thought enough's enough. I lost 5 stone in 6 months and have weighed roughly the same ever since. It is possible, you don't have to go on fad diets or have surgery, you just have to change your mindset and want it badly enough.

i totally agree, i joined weight watchers just over a year ago and lost just over 7 stone, its all about mind over matter, i remember my first class and the leader saying......remember nothing tastes as good as being slim feels.....and daft as it sounds that comment really helped me, like you said you just have to really want it smile

P.S well done i know how hard it is :)

3 Jun 2008

Quote by noladreams30

7 years ago I weighed 15 stone. One morning I woke up and thought enough's enough. I lost 5 stone in 6 months and have weighed roughly the same ever since. It is possible, you don't have to go on fad diets or have surgery, you just have to change your mindset and want it badly enough.

Well done you!
Can I have some of your mindset please?!
Hmmmm, very impressive - I'd like to join that mind set too.

4 Jun 2008

Quote by naughtynymphos1

7 years ago I weighed 15 stone. One morning I woke up and thought enough's enough. I lost 5 stone in 6 months and have weighed roughly the same ever since. It is possible, you don't have to go on fad diets or have surgery, you just have to change your mindset and want it badly enough.

i totally agree, i joined weight watchers just over a year ago and lost just over 7 stone, its all about mind over matter, i remember my first class and the leader saying......remember nothing tastes as good as being slim feels.....and daft as it sounds that comment really helped me, like you said you just have to really want it smile

P.S well done i know how hard it is :)
That sometimes is true and good for you but....I know of many people who diet and have been to weight watchers but still have not lost weight or very little. You see whilst it can be mind over matter and weight watchers does def help, some people will still eat big ammounts of food, but be more secretive about it. You cannot diet for a week and then eat cream cakes at 3 in the morning, as someone I used to know did. :shock:
It is about wanting to lose weight and like smoking is for me, food is difficult to give up, just as the dreaded weed is for me. I have given up in the past only to have a sneeky fag at 2 in the morning. I suppose food can also be like that. A proper controlled diet with no cheating is the key, and if there is no cheating you will lose weight. cool

4 Jun 2008

Quote by kentswingers777
That sometimes is true and good for you but....I know of many people who diet and have been to weight watchers but still have not lost weight or very little. You see whilst it can be mind over matter and weight watchers does def help, some people will still eat big ammounts of food, but be more secretive about it. You cannot diet for a week and then eat cream cakes at 3 in the morning, as someone I used to know did. :shock:
It is about wanting to lose weight and like smoking is for me, food is difficult to give up, just as the dreaded weed is for me. I have given up in the past only to have a sneeky fag at 2 in the morning. I suppose food can also be like that. A proper controlled diet with no cheating is the key, and if there is no cheating you will lose weight.

Food is the worst addiction in the world because you can't just give it up, you have to eat. Diets fail because of the very fact that they're diets. You have to permanently change how you eat and how you think about food. People who say' "Oh I'll start my diet tomorrow" are never going to lose weight. But I still think the most important way to lose weight is through excercise.
H.x

4 Jun 2008

I think Fern was in a position where she was damned if she did and damned if she didnt tell the public about her gastric band.
I understand people feeling cheated by her, but look at it from the other point of view.
As a public figure who many people look up to and admire, if she said she had the op then wouldnt she be villified for advocating a band rather than a healthy lifestyle?
Hopefully Foxylady doesnt mind if i say that her post asking about how easy bands are to get shows this, that news of Fern's op has created a forum for discussion about getting the band. Having been overweight all my life, and having many friends similarly overweight, talk of bands has been knocked around for a while. I have always been really anti it, but having seen Fern's weightloss even i am now thinking "hmm, well maybe ...". 3
I'm sure Fern will have wanted to encourage healthy living, and so advocated that on This Morning rather than surgery. If this was her reasoning, then i agree wholeheartedly with her decision to keep quiet about her band.
Trix xxx

4 Jun 2008

I couldn't half go a Kebab right now. :lickface:

4 Jun 2008

Quote by Stormwalker
I couldn't half go a Kebab right now. :lickface:

Chilli sauce on mine please

4 Jun 2008

Quote by Sarcasticcupid
I couldn't half go a Kebab right now. :lickface:

Chilli sauce on mine please
Would that not sting? biggrin

4 Jun 2008

Quote by Stormwalker
I couldn't half go a Kebab right now. :lickface:

Chilli sauce on mine please
Would that not sting? biggrin

Its become immune

4 Jun 2008

Quote by Trixie_female
I think Fern was in a position where she was damned if she did and damned if she didnt tell the public about her gastric band.
I understand people feeling cheated by her, but look at it from the other point of view.
As a public figure who many people look up to and admire, if she said she had the op then wouldnt she be villified for advocating a band rather than a healthy lifestyle?
Hopefully Foxylady doesnt mind if i say that her post asking about how easy bands are to get shows this, that news of Fern's op has created a forum for discussion about getting the band. Having been overweight all my life, and having many friends similarly overweight, talk of bands has been knocked around for a while. I have always been really anti it, but having seen Fern's weightloss even i am now thinking "hmm, well maybe ...". 3
I'm sure Fern will have wanted to encourage healthy living, and so advocated that on This Morning rather than surgery. If this was her reasoning, then i agree wholeheartedly with her decision to keep quiet about her band.
Trix xxx

What annoyed me was not the fact she lied but the fact that she lied over the way she lost weight, which was by healthy eating alone. Which she then confessed too only when she was found out, about the gastric band.
All those people out there who had tried and failed trying to lose weight the healthy way, must have looked at her and thought, how does she do it? Well we now know. Never tell a lie if you are a public figure as you nearly always get found out, which then makes things even worse for that person.

4 Jun 2008

Quote by kentswingers777
What annoyed me was not the fact she lied but the fact that she lied over the way she lost weight, which was by healthy eating alone. Which she then confessed too only when she was found out, about the gastric band.

Erm thats not strictly true. She said she'd lost weight by eating less and cycling. Well you would eat less with a gastric band and its well documented that she cycles miles for charity.
Her 'confession' can be /thismorning

4 Jun 2008

Quote by helnheaven

What annoyed me was not the fact she lied but the fact that she lied over the way she lost weight, which was by healthy eating alone. Which she then confessed too only when she was found out, about the gastric band.

Erm thats not strictly true. She said she'd lost weight by eating less and cycling. Well you would eat less with a gastric band and its well documented that she cycles miles for charity.
Her 'confession' can be /thismorning
Cant be bothered to watch it hel. Bottom line is she was economical with the truth. Why not just be honest? She looks much better for it and I could not care how she lost the weight, the fact she has lost it and looks much better, is good enough for me.

4 Jun 2008

Quote by kentswingers777

What annoyed me was not the fact she lied but the fact that she lied over the way she lost weight, which was by healthy eating alone. Which she then confessed too only when she was found out, about the gastric band.
I could not care how she lost the weight

But you do care cos it got you annoyed and if you werent bothered you wouldnt have got annoyed and posted :silly: lol

4 Jun 2008

Mr Bone has lost 7 stone with a gastric band done on the NHS....the thing you have to remember is that weight loss like this leaves loads of excess skin, which you cant generally have done on the NHS.
if anyone wants any info on it, feel free to drop me a PM and either he or me will talk you through the ins and outs and even chat on the phone to you about it if you like.

4 Jun 2008

Quote by helnheaven

What annoyed me was not the fact she lied but the fact that she lied over the way she lost weight, which was by healthy eating alone. Which she then confessed too only when she was found out, about the gastric band.
I could not care how she lost the weight

But you do care cos it got you annoyed and if you werent bothered you wouldnt have got annoyed and posted :silly: :lol:
I was annoyed as she tried to pull the wool over other peoples eyes! Also I dont think much of fibbers. lol

4 Jun 2008

Quote by kentswingers777

What annoyed me was not the fact she lied but the fact that she lied over the way she lost weight, which was by healthy eating alone. Which she then confessed too only when she was found out, about the gastric band.
I could not care how she lost the weight

But you do care cos it got you annoyed and if you werent bothered you wouldnt have got annoyed and posted :silly: :lol:
I was annoyed as she tried to pull the wool over other peoples eyes! Also I dont think much of fibbers. lol

But thats just it, she didnt. She just chose not to tell all n sundry. Its a personal thing is weight loss why should she announce to the world that shes had surgery?
Ok so she made a few ads for Ryvita but its just work to her and besides, whos to say she doesent eat the horrible things and actually enjoy them.
I think its wrong to accuse people without knowing all the facts and I only hope she sues the shit out of the paper who started all this.

4 Jun 2008

I've stayed out of this debate.......but I'm interested in the outcome of it all. Hopefully then us 'skinny' lot can sue for damages dunno

:giggle:

4 Jun 2008

Now I know opinions are like assholes - Everyones got one...But.....Big deal she had a gastric band and didn't feel the need to share it with the world...Yes she advertised Rivita...But hey I didn't rush out and fill the cupboards with Rivita thinking ' If it works for fern it'll do for me...this time next year I'll be a size 12 ' and yes she may have been {as far as we know} economical with the truth by saying it was a healthy eating plan but come on we need to get real - Is this really news worthy !
I heard some idiot on a chat show saying how 'disgusting' it was......Get a grip children starving in africa is disgusting this is nobody's business and nobody's been inconvenienced or hurt..I'm sat here pondering why it even made the news..... rolleyes

4 Jun 2008

hmmm well not sure about this one - if she had talked before that she lost weight through diet and exercise, then fair enough she has been telling fibs - however thats her choice and she is the only one with egg on her face!! I remember Ginger Spice saying how she lost weight through the same way - however it later emerged she lost it through smoking and bullemia, now that is more serious as young teenage girls are far less likely to have fern as a role model - are they?
However as someone mentioned earlier think there are more pressing matters in the world that we live in today!
Matt

4 Jun 2008

Quote by helnheaven
Can I just add that the NHS will only do gastric banding when all other methods have been tried and failed and/or if there are any health problems.
For all those out there who think its the easy way out it isnt. Surgery isnt an easy answer and it does have risks attached to it.

HnH good to raise this bit! ^^^^It can't be stressed enough how really important this point is.
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The fact that Fern has made a lot of money and been given extra credence through losing weight i.e videos, product endorsement, advertising etc and then is found only to have told 5 people is it? about her OP has probably mis-lead people, a lot of people.
Fern is a well known celebrity and has been a journalist for most of her adult life so knows the pitfalls of what she has done. I have no problems with her as a person none of us are perfect. She has made money from being in some form deceitful or, at the very very least economical with the truth. I hope that she gets no-more revenue from her fitness/diet etc stuff. Fern made hay while its hot. It could be that in reality she was, up until the revelation feeling quite smug. A lot of cash made on the back of it all. I bet a lot would do the same given a chance.

5 Jun 2008

Quote by Bonedigger
Mr Bone has lost 7 stone with a gastric band done on the NHS....the thing you have to remember is that weight loss like this leaves loads of excess skin, which you cant generally have done on the NHS.
if anyone wants any info on it, feel free to drop me a PM and either he or me will talk you through the ins and outs and even chat on the phone to you about it if you like.

When i lost all my weight i was very worried about the excess skin, i also lost just over 7 stone but i didn't have a gastric band fitted, but i was either very lucky or maybe it was all the exercise i did, when i got down to my goal weight i didnt have any at all infact i was quite tones and firm but i did go to the gym 10 times a week (and yes i know theres only 7 days in a week i used to go 3 morning and every evening) but since i hit my goal i dropped down the amount of times i went so as not to carry on loosing weight at the same rate i only go 4 to 5 times a week now, so maybe a mixture of healthly eating and exercise is the key to weight loss without the saggy bits, i had a personal trainer that was very good at helping me target the bits that started to droop, ic belly and boobs lol cost me a fortune but worth every penny wink

30 Nov 2010

sorry to drag this one back up but found it looking for something else
just wanted to bust the easy solution myth surrounding gastric bands
i have been a big girl (fat bird) for many many years and yes i am very comfortable in my skin never had a problem with my wobbles although did try to loose a bit on many occasions for health reasons generally i would loose around 2 stone feel better think well thats all i need to do and then before i knew it at leats 3 stone would creep back on and over the years my weight just crept up and up and up until around 3 years ago my back gave out iy got so bad i couldn't walk further than 100 metres without pain and a busy day t work would leave me practically crippled it was effecting my life so much it was starting to worry me i would have to give up work which for me is my worse nightmare i love working
then last christmas i saw my uncle and his weight had made him so ill it was scarey and also a friend that was in hospital dying (thankfully she pulled through) caused in a round about way by her weight and it was my scrooge moment it was my christmas future and the moment i decided it was time to make a change
now i guess you will all feel i should of been able to do it by myself if i felt that strongly but you don't know me and i most certainly do know me and i know full well that i will be full of good intentions and will shift a good chunk on my own but then slowly but surely i will slip back to bad habits
i am a "fuck it" person its a downfall of mine so many diets have ben broken as i loose sight of why i am doin it and then that bottle of wine or bar of chocolate is calling to me and i just go "oh fuck it i'm not unhappy in my skin so why change it"
now knowing this fact i decided this time if i was to make a change that would be permanant i would need some help so after a lot of research i decided to go with the gastric band
i know a lot of people think this is an easy option but trust me its far from an easy option it took an awfull lot of soul searching before i decided to go ahead with it i mean all these years i have shouted about how happy i am as i am it now looks like i'm a liar so i was very worried about how others would judge me but then thankfully my "fuck it" gene kicked it n i decided i don't care how others judge me luckily
so on august the 15th i started on my journey toward getting my band fitted that was the date i started my pre op diet which was the hardest diet i have ever ever done i had to stick to 1000 calories a day and i really ahd to stick to it as it is to shrink my liver ready for the op as if i don't shrink it enough then then they can't do the op well in 5 weeks i managed to loose 2 stone then on september 24th i had my band fitted i was amazed i was only in hospital for 11 hours couldn't believe i was going home the same day but i did
i was quite sore for a week or so but no real pain and had to stick to a liquids only diet for 4 weeks then a puree diet for 2 weeks then a soft diet for the final 2 weeks which trust me was the hardest thing i have ever had to do, i am now eating normal food now and enjoying all the tastes and textures but i will never be able to eat the same way i did pre band
i will never be able to take a day off as i could if i was on a diet i will always have to be good, recently at a social we went for a meal on the sat afternoon before getting ready and i pushed it too far and ate too much now normally this would of meant starter main and pud leaving me feeling stuffed well not any more pushing it meant eating a whole main course that was all and it left me in pain and feeling very silly for pushing it i ended up having a bit of a cry and having to have a lay down before getting ready then feeling uncomfortable all evening at the social so that most certainly was a lesson learnt
since i started in august i have now lost 4 1/2 stones and it has made a massive improvement to my health my back is amazing i can now walk n walk n walk forever work is a doddle no matter how busy i am i don't get my back pain at all and i go swimming almost every morning swimming a good half mile somedays i get time to do a mile and even managed a mile n half the other day i love it, i did try the gym but i was struggling for the time to commit to it but i fully intend to find one closer to home in the new year when my memebership expires at the one i go to at the mo so i can give much more time to it and also would like to try zumba classes as i know full well that even though my band will only allow me to eat small ammounts i still need to exercise regularly if i am going to get healthier in every way
so my point to all this babble i hear you cry
a gastric band is not the cheats way it is the hardest i have ever had to work at loosing weight i have to use more self control than i ever thought i could have as i can only eat small portions i have to make sure only good food goes in not junk food and i have to make certain i exercise loads or else i'm gonna be saggier than ever this has been the hardest i have ever had to work at loosing weight and i can never ever say "fuck it" this is it for life i can't give up or back out i have to keep going every day no matter how i feel
so its not an easy option it is not a cheat it is bloody hard work but i know it will be worth it in the end when i no longer have to worry about back pain hopefully ever again fingers crossed
and if you made it to the end of my rammbling well done lol

30 Nov 2010

Good for you Bouncy... whichever way works for you works for you. Glad you're feeling better for it. I've done it this year too and I've shifted three and a half stone (although I'm slacking a bit now - it's harder to be motivated when it's so cold and dark and miserable) with diet and exercise. It is hard. You need willpower and determination regardless of how you do it. Thanks for sharing!
:thumbup:

30 Nov 2010

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